Julian Amery
The Lord Amery of Lustleigh | |
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Julian Amery, 1965 | |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
| In office 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Sec. of State | Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | Joseph Godber |
| Succeeded by | David Ennals Roy Hattersley |
| Minister for Housing and Construction | |
| In office 15 October 1970 – 5 November 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Paul Channon |
| Minister of Public Buildings and Works | |
| In office 23 June 1970 – 14 October 1970 | |
| Preceded by | John Silkin |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Preston North | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 10 March 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Atkins |
| Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion | |
| In office 27 March 1969 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Teeling |
| Succeeded by | Derek Spencer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Julian Amery 27 March 1919 London, England |
| Died | 3 September 1996 (aged 77) London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Catherine Macmillan
(m. 1950; died 1991) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
Harold Julian Amery, Baron Amery of Lustleigh, PC (27 March 1919 – 3 September 1996) was a British Conservative Party politician, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 39 of the 42 years between 1950 and 1992. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1960.
Amery was created a life peer upon his retirement from the House of Commons in 1992. For three decades, he was a leading figure in the Conservative Monday Club. He was the son-in-law of Conservative prime minister Harold Macmillan. In 1945, his brother John was hanged for high treason during the Second World War.